SOLUTION: An old family recipe that makes 12 servings contains 2/3 cups of flour. If you have to make servings, how many cups of flour will you need?

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Question 1153191: An old family recipe that makes 12 servings contains 2/3 cups of flour. If you have to make servings, how many cups of flour will you need?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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An old family recipe that makes 12 servings contains 2/3 cups of flour. If you have to make servings, how many cups of flour will you need?
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How many servings? Not included, so that is some variable quantity, c servings. 
SERVINGS    CUPS of FLOUR

  12          2/3

   c            x

Here, you want to solve for how many cups of flour, x.

x%2Fc=%282%2F3%29%2F12-----------Solve.

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